Dave and his wife Laura at Machu Picchu
I was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois. I had two older and one younger brother. My father was a psychiatrist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and my mother was a travel agent in her spare time. The family enjoyed sailing and going to St Croix in the Virgin Islands at Christmas. I swam and played golf competitively for my future father-in-law during high school. I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1979 with an engineering degree. From there, I moved to Milwaukee and began a career in sales. Over the years, I changed jobs about every 5 years, Dana, AC Supply, Marquette Electronics, GE Medical, Dr Comfort, and Natural Step.
I have been married to Laura for just under 40 years, and we will celebrate our anniversary this summer. We have lived in Mequon for all those years. I have a son, William, who is in Samoa working with the Peace Corps, and a daughter, Anne, who is at Disney World working at one of the Golf Courses and Animal Kingdom. Laura and I like to travel as much as possible. Photo is of Machu Picua.
I was first attracted to Rotary ten years ago by Terry Schacht, who convinced me to sponsor five Red Bud trees and come out and help plant them on a day very much like this week’s weather. I was hooked. Since then, I have tried to volunteer where I could be useful: buckthorn removal, tree planting, goat herding, etc. I have embraced the motto “Service Above Self.”